TechAudioHeadphonesEarbudsJBL’s new earbuds have a feature Apple AirPods could only dream aboutThe JBL Tour Pro 2 True Wireless earphones feature an interactive charging case like no otherWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechAudioHeadphonesEarbudsJBL’s new earbuds have a feature Apple AirPods could only dream aboutThe JBL Tour Pro 2 True Wireless earphones feature an interactive charging case like no otherWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The JBL Tour Pro 2 True Wireless earphones feature an interactive charging case like no other
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(Image credit: JBL / Future)
(Image credit: JBL / Future)
With approximately 25 billion*true wireless earbuds(often abbreviated to TWS) having launched over the past couple of years, I’ve rarely seen a new pair that’s made me go “ooh”. But, as it so happens, JBL has just announced the Tour Pro 2 True Wireless and there’s a feature that evenApple’s AirPodsdidn’t dare dream.
Or any other makers' earphones for that matter, as the Tour Pro 2 feature a world first. An actual, genuine world first. Well, their case does anyway. And I’m not talking about anything trivial like ‘best-ever battery life’ or other standard features. Nope, I’m talking about these earbuds' “smart charging case”, as seen atIFA 2022.
So what’s so smart about it? The Tour Pro 2’s case includes a 1.45-inch LED touch display that you can interact with in real time. So even if your music is coming from your phone’s connection then you needn’t bother touching it, as you can control incoming calls, messages and social media notifications all from the case’s little display. It’s the new feature you never knew you needed.
*wildly exaggerated but nonetheless amusing number
So: gimmick or great?
(Image credit: JBL / Future)
(Image credit: JBL / Future)
Did someone say ‘gimmick’? Or did I mishear ‘great’? Right now I’m a little on the fence about these earbuds' revelatory new feature, as I’ve not seen the ‘buds in person – but hope to at the IFA tech show in Berlin, which I’ll be attending – to figure out whether this fun new idea is something I’d actually use. My phone is pretty much my temple into social media and I’m not sure I can see a charging case changing that fact.
Speaking of ANC, JBL promises it’s top notch, with the earbuds performing an ear canal test for individual cancellation assessment, and there are also six microphones to ensure optimum negation of sound, plus great pick-up of voice should you want to take a call.
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The JBL Tour Pro 2 will be available in black (pictured above, mid page) and ‘champagne’ (above, top of page) from January 2023, priced at £220 in the UK. Which actually makes them pricier thanApple’sAirPods3, so you’d better really want that case feature to commit.
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